Christmas Clocks

Growing up, Christmas was a special time and gifts were supposed to be something well thought out, special, and something the person actually wanted or needed. Lets be honest, we have all gotten at some point or another a gift that when we opened it we thought, "Thanks... another piece of junk for the closet?". So, I try to make as many unique or special gifts as I can, sometimes they turn out well and other times not so much. This year, I made a few clocks. They turned out awesome! Or at least I think so. :)

Clock #1: Chicago Cityscape
This was a gift for my sister in law who lives in Chicago.

Started with a piece of plywood, my Dad helped me cut it and make the hole to insert the clock mechanism. Then I sanded the wood a little and it was ready to paint. I started by painting a base coat on the sky because the wood was pretty dark. 

Once the sky had a base coat I started a base coat of Lake Michigan.

Finished up the sky and lake. 

Then painted in the silhouette of Chicago.

The last step was to insert the clock mechanism and all done!

Clock #2: Cross - Gal. 2:20

This was a gift for my grandparents.

 

First I took out the clock mechanism and sanded it to get it ready for the paint.

This one went pretty quick because it was a painting I had done before with a Group Painting Class for Grace Church in Michigan. I painted the background and added little dots to make it easier to tell the time.

Once the background painting was finished and dry, I added the verse Galatians 2:20a ( I really like this verse and I think it fits well with the painting). And lastly I reassembled the clock. 

Clock #3: "Just Go"

This was a gift for my sister in law who lives in Alabama, my brother kept telling me how much he liked the original drawing so I thought they would like this one made into a clock. 

Unfortunately I don't have any picture of the process of this one. It is a chalk pastel and gets pretty messy, so every time my hands were clean to take a picture I forgot. Sorry!!! I really like how this one turned out though, the glass is actually bubbled (it's kinda hard to tell from the pictures).